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Contents: October 2008, Volume 76, Issue 10        Spotlight        Minireviews        Molecular Pathogenesis        Host Response and Inflammation        Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions        Bacterial Infections        Microbial Immunity and Vaccines        Fungal and Parasitic Infections        Retraction

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Spotlight:

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Articles of Significant Interest Selected from This Issue by the Editors Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4369 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Minireviews:

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Candida albicans-Endothelial Cell Interactions: a Key Step in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Candidiasis Sarah E. W. Grubb, Craig Murdoch, Peter E. Sudbery, Stephen P. Saville, Jose L. Lopez-Ribot, and Martin H. Thornhill Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4370-4377; published ahead of print June 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00332-08 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Molecular Pathogenesis:

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The Major Pilin Subunit of the AAF/II Fimbriae from Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Mediates Binding to Extracellular Matrix Proteins Mauricio J. Farfan, Keith G. Inman, and James P. Nataro Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4378-4384; published ahead of print June 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00439-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Clostridium perfringens Beta-Toxin on the Rabbit Small Intestine and Colon Jorge E. Vidal, Bruce A. McClane, Juliann Saputo, Jaquelyn Parker, and Francisco A. Uzal Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4396-4404; published ahead of print July 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00547-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Sialylated Lipooligosaccharide Outer Core in Campylobacter jejuni Is an Important Determinant for Epithelial Cell Invasion Rogier Louwen, Astrid Heikema, Alex van Belkum, Alewijn Ott, Michel Gilbert, Wim Ang, Hubert P. Endtz, Mathijs P. Bergman, and Edward E. Nieuwenhuis Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4431-4438; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00321-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differential Expression of a Putative CarD-Like Transcriptional Regulator, LtpA, in Borrelia burgdorferi X. Frank Yang, Martin S. Goldberg, Ming He, Haijun Xu, Jon S. Blevins, and Michael V. Norgard Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4439-4444; published ahead of print July 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00740-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium NiFe Uptake-Type Hydrogenases Are Differentially Expressed In Vivo Andrea L. Zbell, Susan E. Maier, and Robert J. Maier Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4445-4454; published ahead of print July 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00741-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amylase-Binding Protein B of Streptococcus gordonii Is an Extracellular Dipeptidyl-Peptidase Biswendu Chaudhuri, Susanna Paju, Elaine M. Haase, M. Margaret Vickerman, Jason M. Tanzer, and Frank A. Scannapieco Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4530-4537; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00186-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Hypervariable Region Containing New Legionella pneumophila Icm/Dot Translocated Substrates by Using the Conserved icmQ Regulatory Signature Tal Zusman, Elena Degtyar, and Gil Segal Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4581-4591; published ahead of print August 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00337-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Chromosomal Regions Conserved in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Lost by Yersinia pestis Flavie Pouillot, Corinne Fayolle, and Elisabeth Carniel Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4592-4599; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00568-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two-Partner Secretion Systems of Neisseria meningitidis Associated with Invasive Clonal Complexes Peter van Ulsen, Lucy Rutten, Moniek Feller, Jan Tommassen, and Arie van der Ende Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4649-4658; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00393-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

TrxR, a New CovR-Repressed Response Regulator That Activates the Mga Virulence Regulon in Group A Streptococcus Temekka V. Leday, Kathryn M. Gold, Traci L. Kinkel, Samantha A. Roberts, June R. Scott, and Kevin S. McIver Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4659-4668; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00597-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Host Response and Inflammation:

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Toll-Like Receptors: Insights into Their Possible Role in the Pathogenesis of Lyme Neuroborreliosis Andrea L. F. Bernardino, Tereance A. Myers, Xavier Alvarez, Atsuhiko Hasegawa, and Mario T. Philipp Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4385-4395; published ahead of print August 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00394-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Mast Cell Activation by Staphylococcus aureus: Interleukin-8 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Release and the Role of Toll-Like Receptor 2 and CD48 Molecules Claudio M. Rocha-de-Souza, Beata Berent-Maoz, David Mankuta, Allon E. Moses, and Francesca Levi-Schaffer Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4489-4497; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00270-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Campylobacter-Induced Interleukin-8 Secretion in Polarized Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells Requires Campylobacter-Secreted Cytolethal Distending Toxin- and Toll-Like Receptor-Mediated Activation of NF-B Jie Zheng, Jianghong Meng, Shaohua Zhao, Ruby Singh, and Wenxia Song Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4498-4508; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01317-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enumeration of Cytotoxic CD8 T Cells Ex Vivo during the Response to Listeria monocytogenes Infection Dietmar M. W. Zaiss, Alice J. A. M. Sijts, and Tim R. Mosmann Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4609-4614; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00563-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toll-Like Receptor 2 Recognition of the Microsporidia Encephalitozoon spp. Induces Nuclear Translocation of NF-B and Subsequent Inflammatory Responses Jeffrey Fischer, Colby Suire, and Hollie Hale-Donze Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4737-4744; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00733-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Microbiology: Pathogen-Host Cell Molecular Interactions:

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection Induces Reactive Oxygen Species and DNA Damage in A549 Human Lung Carcinoma Cells Gongping Sun, Xuefeng Xu, Yingshuo Wang, Xiaoyun Shen, Zhimin Chen, and Jun Yang Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4405-4413; published ahead of print July 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00575-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ADP-Ribosylation of Actin by the Clostridium botulinum C2 Toxin in Mammalian Cells Results in Delayed Caspase-Dependent Apoptotic Cell Death Karin Heine, Sascha Pust, Stefanie Enzenmüller, and Holger Barth Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4600-4608; published ahead of print August 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00651-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunoproteomics To Examine Cystic Fibrosis Host Interactions with Extracellular Pseudomonas aeruginosa Proteins Hamish G. Upritchard, Stuart J. Cordwell, and Iain L. Lamont Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4624-4632; published ahead of print July 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01707-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cortactin Recruitment by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 during Infection In Vitro and Ex Vivo Aurelie Mousnier, Andrew D. Whale, Stephanie Schüller, John M. Leong, Alan D. Phillips, and Gad Frankel Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4669-4676; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00140-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tumor Suppressor Foxo3a Is Involved in the Regulation of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Interleukin-8 in Intestinal HT-29 Cells Lobke Snoeks, Christopher R. Weber, Jerrold R. Turner, Mitra Bhattacharyya, Kaarin Wasland, and Suzana D. Savkovic Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4677-4685; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00227-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Binding of the Streptococcus gordonii DL1 Surface Protein Hsa to the Host Cell Membrane Glycoproteins CD11b, CD43, and CD50 Yumiko Urano-Tashiro, Ayako Yajima, Eizo Takashima, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Kiyoshi Konishi Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4686-4691; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00238-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Haemophilus ducreyi LspA Proteins Are Tyrosine Phosphorylated by Macrophage-Encoded Protein Tyrosine Kinases Kaiping Deng, Jason R. Mock, Steven Greenberg, Nicolai S. C. van Oers, and Eric J. Hansen Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4692-4702; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00513-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toxoplasma gondii Rhoptry Discharge Correlates with Activation of the Early Growth Response 2 Host Cell Transcription Factor Eric D. Phelps, Kristin R. Sweeney, and Ira J. Blader Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4703-4712; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01447-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytolethal Distending Toxin Induces Caspase-Dependent and -Independent Cell Death in MOLT-4 Cells Masaru Ohara, Tomonori Hayashi, Yoichiro Kusunoki, Kei Nakachi, Tamaki Fujiwara, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa, and Motoyuki Sugai Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4783-4791; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.01612-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacterial Infections:

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Induces Localized Immunosuppression during Pneumonia Maureen H. Diaz, Ciara M. Shaver, John D. King, Srinidhi Musunuri, Jeffrey A. Kazzaz, and Alan R. Hauser Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4414-4421; published ahead of print July 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00012-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection and Environmental Tobacco Smoke Inhibit Lung Glutathione Adaptive Responses and Increase Oxidative Stress Chirag Kariya, Hong Wei Chu, Jie Huang, Heather Leitner, Richard J. Martin, and Brian J. Day Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4455-4462; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00136-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serial Isolates of Persistent Haemophilus influenzae in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Express Diminishing Quantities of the HMW1 and HMW2 Adhesins Deborah M. Cholon, David Cutter, Stephen K. Richardson, Sanjay Sethi, Timothy F. Murphy, Dwight C. Look, and Joseph W. St. Geme, III Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4463-4468; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00499-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mouse Model of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Caused by Endotoxin-Free Shiga Toxin 2 (Stx2) and Protection from Lethal Outcome by Anti-Stx2 Antibody Kristin A. D. Sauter, Angela R. Melton-Celsa, Kay Larkin, Megan L. Troxell, Alison D. O'Brien, and Bruce E. Magun Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4469-4478; published ahead of print August 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00592-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adaptation of Francisella tularensis to the Mammalian Environment Is Governed by Cues Which Can Be Mimicked In Vitro Karsten R. O. Hazlett, Seth D. Caldon, Debbie G. McArthur, Kerry A. Cirillo, Girish S. Kirimanjeswara, Micheal L. Magguilli, Meenakshi Malik, Aaloki Shah, Scott Broderick, Igor Golovliov, Dennis W. Metzger, Krishna Rajan, Timothy J. Sellati, and Daniel J. Loegering Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4479-4488; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00610-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Tripartite Efflux Pump Involved in Gastrointestinal Colonization by Klebsiella pneumoniae Confers a Tolerance Response to Inorganic Acid Sophie Coudeyras, Laurence Nakusi, Nicolas Charbonnel, and Christiane Forestier Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4633-4641; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00356-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Type I Interferon Signaling Exacerbates Chlamydia muridarum Genital Infection in a Murine Model Uma M. Nagarajan, Daniel Prantner, James D. Sikes, Charles W. Andrews, Jr., Anna M. Goodwin, Shanmugam Nagarajan, and Toni Darville Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4642-4648; published ahead of print July 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00629-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Susceptibility to Mycobacterium avium in Hemochromatosis Protein HFE-Deficient Mice Sandra Gomes-Pereira, Pedro Nuno Rodrigues, Rui Appelberg, and Maria Salomé Gomes Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4713-4719; published ahead of print August 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00612-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prophylactic and Therapeutic Efficacy of a Fully Human Immunoglobulin G1 Monoclonal Antibody to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Alginate in Murine Keratitis Infection Tanweer Zaidi and Gerald B. Pier Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4720-4725; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00496-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibiotic-Induced Perturbations of the Intestinal Microbiota Alter Host Susceptibility to Enteric Infection Inna Sekirov, Nicola M. Tam, Maria Jogova, Marilyn L. Robertson, Yuling Li, Claudia Lupp, and B. Brett Finlay Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4726-4736; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00319-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunity and Vaccines:

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Use of mchI Encoding Immunity to the Antimicrobial Peptide Microcin H47 as a Plasmid Selection Marker in Attenuated Bacterial Live Vectors Chee-Mun Fang, Jin Yuan Wang, Magaly Chinchilla, Myron M. Levine, William C. Blackwelder, and James E. Galen Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4422-4430; published ahead of print July 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00487-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed Vaccine Generates Protective Antigen (PA)-Specific CD4+ T Cells with a Phenotype Distinct from That of Naïve PA T Cells William W. Kwok, Junbao Yang, Eddie James, John Bui, Laurie Huston, Andrew R. Wiesen, and Michelle Roti Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4538-4545; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00324-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pneumococcal Haemophilus influenzae Protein D Conjugate Vaccine Induces Antibodies That Inhibit Glycerophosphodiester Phosphodiesterase Activity of Protein D Maija Toropainen, Anna Raitolehto, Isabelle Henckaerts, Dominique Wauters, Jan Poolman, Pascal Lestrate, and Helena Käyhty Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4546-4553; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00418-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunization with Vibrio cholerae Outer Membrane Vesicles Induces Protective Immunity in Mice Stefan Schild, Eric J. Nelson, and Andrew Camilli Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4554-4563; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00532-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Nasal Interleukin-12 DNA Vaccine Coexpressing Yersinia pestis F1-V Fusion Protein Confers Protection against Pneumonic Plague Hitoki Yamanaka, Teri Hoyt, Xinghong Yang, Sarah Golden, Catharine M. Bosio, Kathryn Crist, Todd Becker, Massimo Maddaloni, and David W. Pascual Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4564-4573; published ahead of print August 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00581-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Antifungal Vaccine Derived from the Recombinant N Terminus of Als3p Protects Mice against the Bacterium Staphylococcus aureus Brad Spellberg, Ashraf S. Ibrahim, Michael R. Yeaman, Lin Lin, Yue Fu, Valentina Avanesian, Arnold S. Bayer, Scott G. Filler, Peter Lipke, Henry Otoo, and John E. Edwards, Jr. Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4574-4580; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00700-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Smallest Structure Capable of Evoking Opsonophagocytic Antibodies against Streptococcus pneumoniae Type 14 Dodi Safari, Huberta A. T. Dekker, John A. F. Joosten, Dirk Michalik, Adriana Carvalho de Souza, Roberto Adamo, Martina Lahmann, Andreas Sundgren, Stefan Oscarson, Johannis P. Kamerling, and Harm Snippe Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4615-4623; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00472-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fungal and Parasitic Infections:

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β-1,2 Oligomannose Adhesin Epitopes Are Widely Distributed over the Different Families of Candida albicans Cell Wall Mannoproteins and Are Associated through both N- and O-Glycosylation Processes Chantal Fradin, Marie Christine Slomianny, Céline Mille, Annick Masset, Raymond Robert, Boualem Sendid, Joachim F. Ernst, Jean Claude Michalski, and Daniel Poulain Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4509-4517; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00368-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Host Biomarkers and Biological Pathways That Are Associated with the Expression of Experimental Cerebral Malaria in Mice Miranda S. Oakley, Thomas F. McCutchan, Vivek Anantharaman, Jerrold M. Ward, Laurence Faucette, Cindy Erexson, Babita Mahajan, Hong Zheng, Victoria Majam, L. Aravind, and Sanjai Kumar Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4518-4529; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00525-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Innate Immune Responsiveness to Pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans Infection Is Associated with Resistance to Progressive Infection Loïc Guillot, Scott F. Carroll, Robert Homer, and Salman T. Qureshi Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4745-4756; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00341-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of Protein Kinase A in Trypanosoma cruzi Yi Bao, Louis M. Weiss, Vicki L. Braunstein, and Huan Huang Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4757-4763; published ahead of print August 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00527-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cryptococcus neoformans Enters the Endolysosomal Pathway of Dendritic Cells and Is Killed by Lysosomal Components Karen L. Wozniak and Stuart M. Levitz Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4764-4771; published ahead of print August 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00660-08 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms of Enteric Heligmosomoides polygyrus Infection against Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid-Induced Colitis in a Murine Model Thomas L. Sutton, Aiping Zhao, Kathleen B. Madden, Justin E. Elfrey, Blaine A. Tuft, Carolyn A. Sullivan, Joseph F. Urban, Jr., and Terez Shea-Donohue Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4772-4782; published ahead of print July 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/IAI.00744-07 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Retraction:

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Localization of BmpA on the Exposed Outer Membrane of Borrelia burgdorferi by Monospecific Anti-Recombinant BmpA Rabbit Antibodies Junghee J. Shin, Anton V. Bryksin, Henry P. Godfrey, and Felipe C. Cabello Infect. Immun. October 2008 76: 4792 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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